A State Rarity Rank of S1S3 means: Critically Imperiled, Imperiled, or Vulnerable in New York -- Conservation status is uncertain, and could range from especially vulnerable to disappearing from New York, to vulnerable to becoming imperiled in New York, due to rarity or other factors. More information is needed to assign a single conservation status.

Global Rarity Rank:G4

A Global Rarity Rank of G4 means: Apparently secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.

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There is some uncertainty regarding whether or not Chytonix sensilis is actually the same species as the very similar Chytonix ruperti.

It is not clear how rare this is in New York, in part due to the possibility Chytonix ruperti is the same species as Chytonix sensilis. At present, definite populations of Chytonix sensilis are recognized in New York in the Albany Pine Bush and on Long Island. If Chytonix sensilis and Chytonix ruperti are actually separate species, it is possible that records from Clinton County, which are treated as Chytonix sensilis, might prove to be Chytonix ruperti. The number of known occurrences of Chytonix sensilis has increased with increased inventory work in appropriate habitats and it is very likely that a few more populations occur on Long Island. However even if all of these occurrences are considered the same species, there are fewer than ten recently known in New York

This species should have increased both on Long Island, after the massive wildfires in the 1990s, and at the Albany Pine Bush due to prescribed burning. More data on the short-term trends is needed, however.